Want to bring the Generations United Conference to your own backyard? We are looking for potential partners to co-convene the
19th Biennial International Intergenerational Conference in 2017. Work with our team to create an interactive, informative, and cultural learning experience for the growing intergenerational network. Letters of Interest should be submitted by
Oct. 30, 2015.
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Nominations Now Open for the 2015 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence!

The Eisner Foundation is accepting nominations for an individual or a nonprofit organization that is uniting multiple generations, especially seniors and youth, to bring about positive and lasting changes in their community. This year also marks the 5th anniversary of the Eisner Prize. The Foundation will select two
winners and award each $100,000! Nominations must be received on or before Oct. 31, 2015.Learn more

We salute Dr. Gay Hanna for her leadership throughout her tenure as executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging. We wish her well as she retires next June to begin her encore career as an educator, writer, and professional artist. NCCA will start accepting applications on Nov. 1. Please check NCCA's website for the job description, including a position profile and list of related competencies.

Twelve-year-old Georgia Tate wishes she could stay home in Mississippi forever with her preacher granddaddy and her best friend, Ginger. After losing her nana to a heart attack, she desperately wishes she could tell her granddaddy why she can't possibly move in with Daddy - about the things he does that make her feel so ashamed.

Do you know of any films, books, music and TV shows with an intergenerational theme? Share them with us and we'll share in the weeks and months to come. See disclaimer.

EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet Program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award up to $15,000 for each of 42 college student teams to pursue projects that deliver sustainable, alternative approaches that address environmental challenges. Deadline:
Dec. 8, 2015.Learn more

School Garden Grant Program. The Whole Kids Foundation's School Garden Grant Program are offering grants of $2,000 to schools as well as nonprofit organizations working in partnership with schools for providing new or sustaining existing edible gardens at K-12 schools in the U.S. and Canada. Deadline: Oct. 31, 2015.Learn more

If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to Alan King at aking@gu.org

The Resounding Resiliency of Grandfamilies: Financial Stories from Older Relatives Caring for Children in Lower-Income Communities.

This report by Generations United and CFED, supported by Citi, highlights opportunities to support grandparents raising grandchildren in low-income communities. Learn more

Webinars

Building Wellbeing: Unveiling a New Narrative on Human Services.

N
ational Human Services Assembly. Looks at understanding the urgent need for a new narrative about the contributions human services make to a thriving society. Tues., Nov. 10, 1:30 - 2:45 pm EST.Learn more

Disparate Income, Wealth and Opportunity: Implications for Social Insurance. National Academy of Social Insurance. Washington, DC. Jan. 27-28, 2016.Learn more

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A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween." ~Erma Bombeck

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Best,

Alan King

Communications Specialist

Generations United

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